Madeleine McCann: A Titanic Struggle With The Germans And Slavery In Morocco
MADDY WATCH - Anorak’s at-a-glance guide to press coverage of Madeleine McCann
DAILY EXPRESS front page: “IS MADELEINE A CHILD SLAVE IN MOROCCO?”
“Madeleine McCann may have been condemned to a life of slavery working as a ‘little maid’ for a rich Arab family…” Or not
Page 5: “’Madeleine will be used as a little maid’” – so suggests Inspector Hicham Alaoui of the Moroccan Police in El Hajeb near Fez
Little maids, notes the paper, are “collected by rich families as ‘curiosities’ as well as servants. A woman from a group called Ecpatuk says such children are “vulnerable to abuse”. The Express sys the girls are abused “physically, emotionally and sexually”. Can Madeleine McCann be among them? Maybe…
“Sacked detective called in to help with the probe” – Chief Inspector Goncalo Amaral is talking with new chief Paulo Rebelo
“Fury over magazine ‘sick’ ads” – German magazine titanic has lampooned the case, using Madeleine’s image in spoof supermarket adverts. Gerry and Kate McCann call it “sick” and “very hurtful”. The magazine says Madeleine McCann is “getting a bit much for many people”
DAILY MIRROR front page: “Clear us… you have no case”
Says a friend of Kate and Gerry McCann: “They are adamant they should now be cleared”, as are many suspects in ongoing investigations
Page 7: “McCann ‘clear us’ demand’” – Says Clarence Mitchell: “If the reports are true clearly it would indicate the police absolutely, and quite rightly, have no case against Kate and Gerry”
DAILY MAIL front page: “Oh. Come off it, Heather, how dare you compare your ordeal to Kate McCann’s?” Heather Mills is on the telly
Page 7: “Police pursuit of McCanns ‘is running out of steam’” – The public prosecutor in Portugal says Kate and Gerry McCann will not face further police interviews “unless detectives can produce stronger evidence against them”
Mark Williams-Thomas, a former detective with Surrey Police, says the McCann’s private detectives could be on the wrong trail in Morocco. Or not
THE SUN page 24: “GERMAN MAG’S SICK JOKES ABOUT MADDIE – McCanns’ horror as spoof ad pokes fun at lost girl”
Ad advert in satirical Titantic magazine promises the kitchen cleaner will “remove all traces at the home” even DNA traces. The adverts warn that just because Madeleine’s face is on the product it does not mean they can be taken for free. The Sun is disgusted. It reproduces the images and the words to allow its readers to share in its disgust
A march on the German embassy is not yet in the planning
DAILY STAR front page: “MADDIE SICK NEW TWIST – Horror at German abuse of missing tot”
The Germans have her. A German paedo!
Page 7: “TOTALLY SICK – A full reproduction of the spoof adverts. “McCann’s agony as rag mocks hunt for Maddie.” Thanks to the Star and Sun, the McCanns now know that an obscure German magazines has made jokes about their case
Says Clarence Mitchell: “It shows Madeleine herself no respect… The magazine did not seek permission to use Madeleine’s image to be used on this so-called joke. It they had it would almost certainly not have been given”
So much for doing anything to keep Madeleine in the news
THE INDEPENDENT page 5: “Mills: I am treated as badly as Kate McCann and Diana.” More on Lady Mucca
THE TELEGRAPH page 9: “Madeleine police ‘consult sacked head of inquiry’” – chief inspector Goncalo Amaral is on the case. Sort of
The paper says detectives are “no closer to solving the case”. And the campaign to find Madeleine goes on…
THE TIMES and THE GUARDIAN: No Madeleine news today
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November 1st, 2007 at 3:32 pm
449 dora
Yes, the only video I know of for James Bulger was the one where he was led away and caught on CCTV. I’ll give you that one.
But what about Milly Dowler? I saw her singing on karaoke - the parents released footage of that. She was missing and subsequently found dead.
Jessica and Holly were also shown in context in home video footage.
Why are you so argumentative and definitive when it’s easy to discredit that kind of reasoning?
November 1st, 2007 at 3:31 pm
Mike Hitchen’s blog entry from October 30: The McCanns: I come with strength of the living day
http://ionglobaltrends.blogspot.com/2007/10/mccanns-i-come-with-strength-of-living.html
Here is a comment of his that follows in the comments section that hints he has inside information:
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MK asked I’m curious about this media nonsense, why hasn’t something concrete been leaked long before now in a non UK newspaper?
(Mike responded )
Some information has been passed through to non UK media (and I use the term ‘media’ in a broad sense). Often the problem is not one of reliability, but the publishing of information that could easily be linked to a particular source. People are scared for themselves, for their jobs and for their families. I never publish anything that can be directly linked to a specific source, and I think other media organisations would feel the same.
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November 1st, 2007 at 3:31 pm
453 Stevo
Easy excuse
November 1st, 2007 at 3:30 pm
455 - stevo - i bet they didnt bat an eyelid either, the likes of us would have been frantic
November 1st, 2007 at 3:28 pm
450 patch
And read my earlier post today of the article where Madeleine was known to run and hide because she didn’t want to go to bed. Allegedly she hid in the complex at MW for half an hour.
November 1st, 2007 at 3:26 pm
442 bianchigirl
I very much agree–the internet is a great asset to being able to easily share ideas and thoughts with others. This forum has been a blessing for those who have not been willing to accept the party line about the McCanns as innocent victims in this drama.
One thing I’ve discovered this morning is how disturbing it is to have your posts and yourself misrepresented by others on a forum/blog. My being mistaken for a pro-McCann and treated badly on Mike Hitchen’s blog (by someone who I had mistaken for a reasonable man) makes me wonder how many pro-McCannics here have been mislabeled as part of the McCann team by either blood or pay and actually were sincere in their opinions and taking a beating for it.
November 1st, 2007 at 3:26 pm
443 Remigius
Thank you. It is irritating having ankle biters but I should ignore it more. You’re right. Why waste time on them!
November 1st, 2007 at 3:26 pm
431 Ross
They always qualify any guilt they express with how it felt so right, they are responsible parents - which is a defence mechanism, but not one I have much sympathy with.
I would be thinking about burglars, a holiday place is a great target for opportunistic thieves and Madeleine is just about old enough to give a description.
I am scared of the dark though, and when my parents were on holiday I went to dinner with them, always.
November 1st, 2007 at 3:25 pm
So you get 3 months behind bars for telephone calls. How long do you get for perverting the course of justice, child neglect etc etc etc… ?
Sick nurse jailed for 28 hoax calls claiming she knew where Madeleine was
A nurse has been jailed for three months after making a string of hoax calls to the emergency services - saying she knew where Madeleine McCann was.
Anne-Marie Kelly, 40, bombarded operators with 28 prank calls in a single evening last month - claiming she had details on the whereabouts of the missing four-year-old.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=491077&in_page_id=1770
November 1st, 2007 at 3:24 pm
440 Dora
Although the McCanns said they had been told not to give out any likes/dislikes etc of Madeleine, we have still been treated to ridiculous things. For instance, we are told that the 3 year old particularly liked Donegal. What, then? The cuisine, the ambience? All we get told are their perceptions of what the child SHOULD like. I see no example of Madeleine having a childhood. It is all adult views. At one point we were told by Gerry that perhaps she had gone to sleep in their bed because the twins were crying or perhaps she had gone for a drink of water!!! She was 3 years old! The babies were not included in the day to day holiday events. They were put in the kids club, put to bed etc. They didb’t even dine with the family. Very telling. Seems to me that the children are just possessions. Maybe Madeleine didn’t cut the mustard.
November 1st, 2007 at 3:24 pm
440 Stevo
I expect you are talking about Jamie Bulger being led away by children on the CCTV footage? If that is what you are talking about then it is not the same thing as family video footage. CCTV footage is needed for viewing for investigative reasons. I never saw any moving footage of Sarah Payne or the Soham girls before their bodies were found. Nor have I ever seen anything like that in the States.
November 1st, 2007 at 3:23 pm
9 Hideki
Good points all. The next thing the McCanns will threaten is a breach of copyright or trade name. They’ll want royalties on anything “Madeleine McCann.”
Want to test this theory?
All Anorak has to do is open up its own “Find Madeleine” fund, sell t-shirts, wrist-bands, etc. Watch how fast the super-lawyers will move on that!
And the irony is, we’d really use the money to look for her! We could set it up so that absolutely NONE of the money EVER went to anything else!
Do you think that would make Clarence and Company happy? Do you think they would welcome our assistance?
Try it, Anorak! Lessee what happens….
I have 20 now very nervous doctors who will put in some money….
November 1st, 2007 at 3:21 pm
Hideki
I’m sure you’re also aware that there are other ‘indicators’ that point to something potentially sinister regarding paedophilia. Its funny really because as soon as they opened their mouths on may 4, my intuition told me they were responsible. But more worrying to me was that even then I thought there was no abduction and these people were responsible for something truly terrible. Now because of everything since and all these actual indicators becoming present (though not proof) I feel convinced this is all very bad indeed. My intuition may end up being complete b*******. Many here will hope so. But please all you pro McCanners- stop insulting people for their views. Paedophilia is in the news all the time and however much you dislike it, its a very valid theory here.
November 1st, 2007 at 3:21 pm
Cooland calm,- bet you were sad enough to believe it too!
November 1st, 2007 at 3:20 pm
Coolandcalm - open the champagne - Murat confessed!!!! look on Reuters now!
November 1st, 2007 at 3:19 pm
440 dora
You wrote to Hideki: “When have you ever seen a released moving footage of any missing child?”
Answer: Many times.
Sarah Payne, the Soham girls, Jessica & Holly, Jamie Bulger…
November 1st, 2007 at 3:17 pm
430 Stevo
Ignore it, please. Focus on the Titanic! Be heartened–more and more people are daring to ask questions. More and more people find the McCanns’ answers unworthy of belief, illogical, and even amusing. More and more people really want to discover the truth behind Madeleine’s disappearance.
You do great work, I enjoy your comments and insights a lot.
Someone like coolandcalm is just trying to distract you from doing the things you do so very well.
Ignore it. Push forward. They are just ankle-biters, wishing they had a brain like yours.
November 1st, 2007 at 3:17 pm
434 Jolie, I think that’s one of the most interesting uses of the Internet - that some people no longer simply accept the status quo, think critically about what they are being presented with and voice the opinions they form. The downside is that there is no editorial control…
November 1st, 2007 at 3:17 pm
431 Ross
Good points Ross. I think the important aspect of leaving kids somewhere is context. When you let your 5 & 7 yr olds play in the cul-de-sac, you’re letting them play with other neighbour’s kids. It’s light and they are not facing a lot of traffic because it’s not a through-road. Plus and most importantly, they are AWAKE! That means they can see to go back home or knock on a neighbour’s door. In other words, the context is ok.
I personally can’t remember Gerry ever having a croaky voice apart from one tremor in his voice when he landed at East Midlands airport after they fled back to the UK. The earliest appeal video is where Kate says “don’t hurt her” and then Gerry flops his head onto Kate’s shoulder in the worst case of acting ever seen on television.
November 1st, 2007 at 3:16 pm
433 Hideki
you say,
And it is just not possible for me to believe that they did not have any clear video footage showing Madeleine walking, smiling, talking… but NOTHING at all?!
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When have you ever seen a released moving footage of any missing child? There are probably many legal reasons for that. Just look what the German Magazine did with a still image of Madeleine. Now image what the sickos of society would do with a moving image. Don’t be silly. Also every photo I have seen of Madeleine looks like what she is, a regular little 3 year old girl. They released the final image of Madeleine on holiday and one very clear front on shot which clearly shows the mark in her eye not to mention a number of other photos. How many more photos of her do you need to see. You really are reading way more into things for the sole purpose of creating and spreading false claims. I agree with coolandcalm your mind is offensive.
November 1st, 2007 at 3:15 pm
430
coolandcalm Says:
“Hideki… you have a very nasty mind and it bothers me that you think like that. ”
I’m not sure what you mean. I regard both the small quantity and the poor quality of Madeleine photos to be highly suspicious. Although Stevo filled in some of the implication I was making (regarding pedophilia connection) this is not the sole reason I was focusing on the photos. Actually, at first I thought the McCanns were merely hiding some medical condition, out of embarassment. But that makes no sense if you are dessperate to find the girl.
“I have decided not to read any more of your posts because you are truly obnoxious.No need to respond. You are off my radar!”
I have not been reading any of your posts for quite some time, and only noticed this one concerning me because Stevo responded to it. Basically, you take the Team McCann line, but when I want to sample those opinions, I find Stig’s posts sufficient.
November 1st, 2007 at 3:14 pm
434:Jolie ‘
I think it’s his ‘testosterone’ speaking!
November 1st, 2007 at 3:12 pm
432 Sad Git
Good! It’s about time the UK plod were found guilty of something.
November 1st, 2007 at 3:12 pm
433 Hideki
The makeup debate aside, there are just too few pictures from the McCanns of the children. A lot of the photos with their children have other kids too and so it makes me wonder if they were supplied by the other families and not the McCanns. When they were in PDL they wouldn’t have easy access to their own photo album so it’s not unreasonable to assume most photos did come from friends and family.
So why then no more than 2 from the holiday? Assuming they had a digital camera and Kate even took a photo while she was standing in the pool, where are the contemporary pictures from that week? It makes no sense at all because those photos will best represent the most recent “Madeleine”.
November 1st, 2007 at 3:11 pm
356 Agenda Wide
Gordon Brown’s office claims he did stop making personal telephone calls to the McCanns once the PJ gave the McCanns arguido status.
But Brown’s office also issued several acknowledgments that the PM’s office was still “concerned” and actively discussing the matter with the Portuguese government, and that on Brown’s latest official visit to Portugal, he discussed the McCanns’ case with high Portuguese officials.
It is very unusual for a PM or president to be so involved.
November 1st, 2007 at 3:09 pm
390 Carrie
I want to ask you this. Should we just accept what the British media is feeding the public re. the Madeleine McCann case? Or is it better to question and evaluate the information?
Bloggers should not be followed blindly, particularly those who are advocating action on a particular issue. They also need to be questioned and their statements evaluated for soundness. Simply because Mike Hitchen doesn’t like the McCanns and think they are guilty of more than neglect (so do I), doesn’t mean that I need to accept everything he says as the truth. If I find a see a chink in someone’s armor, if they’re not telling the truth, I think their readers should know that. A liar is a liar, no matter what team he plays on. I don’t like the McCanns lying and I don’t appreciate a blogger lying.
November 1st, 2007 at 3:04 pm
429
m.e. Says:
425 Hideki
“If these are the only photos the McCanns could release, imagine how suspicious the others are.
And where is any video?…………………..”
Yes, I am still suspicious of these photos, although I’m not able to convincingly explain it. As Stevo said, why would they use photos with make-up when they would have photos without make-up — I was thinking that perhaps they DON’T have any photos that are normal.
Of course, Stevo has said he cannot see make-up in these photos, but I was guessing that other photos would have been more heavily made-up, in perhaps unacceptable ways. For as Stevo points out, there are acceptable norms for dressing up little kids, although for toddlers 2 and 3 years old I wonder where people “draw the line” on this.
The absolute dearth of Madeleine photos is just too incredible. I think that is what led me to ponder the “qualities” of the few photos that were released. Compare in quantity to the VAST NUMBER of photos available showing Kate and Gerry, and the lack of Madeleine photos becomes even more glaring.
The McCanns should have stated the dates of each photo released. Some were apparently more than a year old! And it is just not possible for me to believe that they did not have any clear video footage showing Madeleine walking, smiling, talking… but NOTHING at all?!
And many have pointed out how odd it is (and unwise) that they let the twins be photographed. So why are they so SHY and RETICENT about showing images of the girl they are supposedly desparately searching for?
November 1st, 2007 at 3:04 pm
Police Guilty over De Menezes Shooting!
“London’s police force has been found guilty of putting the public at risk over the killing of an innocent Brazilian mistaken for a suicide bomber.”
This is the first time that British police have ever been found guilty when having shot dead a member of the public.
November 1st, 2007 at 3:04 pm
403 Karen
To me in the first appeal or so, Gerry had a broken voice and I don’t think Kate has looked a picture of health for a long time. I am sure that I have heard Kate that she felt terrible for letting the kids alone, and to be fair, I do agree with her that somebody kidnapping the children would be the last worry in anyone’s mind. If one was always thinking of kidnappers, one would never leave his or her children out of sight. I don’t know people around here but I have a 5 and a 7 year old and me and my wife let them play out in the cul-de-sac where I live: they play with kids of their own age and a bit older, and although I and other parents do keep popping out to keep an eye on the brats, I am sure that there have been plenty of windows of opportunities for a snatcher to run away with one of them. I just don’t think there are psychos lurking everywhere. My concern with leaving my children alone in the house and going out would be that one of them wakes up and panic, or both of them; or that there may be a fire or other emergency….. I don’t think that checking every half an hour is near enough with such young children. Can you imagine the pandemonium if one of them woke up?
As I say, to me they seem distressed, but some people can act. What I actively dislike is the media circus that they have generated, for which there was no need, and they using the funds for living expenses -you would think that they are poor- and to repay the mortgage -they acted within the letter of the law, but not within its spirit, in my opinion. However, I didn’t donate any money to the aforementioned fund, and it is up to the people who did, to complain vigorously.
November 1st, 2007 at 3:04 pm
429 coolandcalm
What’s nasty about discussing theories? You’re like a McCann. You dismiss anything you don’t like. There’s a great word for that kind of attitude: prejudice.